Monodelphis kunsi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	DIDELPHIMORPHIA	DIDELPHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Monodelphis kunsi

Species Authority:

Pine, 1975

Common Name/s:

English	–	Pygmy Short-tailed Opossum
French	–	Opossum-musaraigne de Kuns

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2011

Date Assessed:

2011-06-30

Assessor/s:

Solari, S., de la Sancha, N. & Vilela, J.

Reviewer/s:

Flores, D. & Chiozza, F.

Justification:
This species is listed as Least Concern in because of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, tolerance to some degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category. However, this species is known from few specimens in Paraguay and Argentina.

History:

2008	–	Least Concern (IUCN 2008)
2008	–	Least Concern
1996	–	Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina (Gardner 2007). This species is found from lowlands up to 1,500 m.
Countries:	Native: Argentina; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Paraguay
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is estimated to be widespread with locally low densities.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species seems to prefer moderately disturbed habitats (Anderson 1982). It is found in a variety of habitats, including forest and cerrado. There are no information available on habits, behaviour, food or reproduction (Anderson 1997).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this species. However, there is local habitat destruction which might be reducing some populations.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this species. However, there is local habitat destruction which might be reducing some populations.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is found in many protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

This species is found in many protected areas.

Bibliography [top]

	Anderson, S. 1982. Monodelphis kunsi. Mammalian Species 190: 1-3. Anderson, S. 1997. Mammals of Bolivia: Taxonomy and distribution. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 231: 1–652. Gardner, A. L. 2007. Order Didelphimorphia. In: A. L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South America, pp. 669. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA. IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 November 2011).

Anderson, S. 1982. Monodelphis kunsi. Mammalian Species 190: 1-3.

Anderson, S. 1997. Mammals of Bolivia: Taxonomy and distribution. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 231: 1–652.

Gardner, A. L. 2007. Order Didelphimorphia. In: A. L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South America, pp. 669. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA.

IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 November 2011).

Citation:	Solari, S., de la Sancha, N. & Vilela, J. 2011. Monodelphis kunsi. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 April 2014.
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